Milk-bottle carrier



May 7, 1929. T K 1,711,757

MILK BOTTLE CARRI ER Filed April 26, 1928 RUSSELL C STOKES,

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Patented May 7, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

RUSSELL C. STOKES, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

MILK-BOTTLE CARRIER.

Application filed April 26,

My invention relates to apparatus for carrying bottles as a class. V

The object of my invention is to provide a device which is simple,effective and positive in its action, either when .applied or whenreleased, and which will be locked when in a position for carrying.

The invention further provides a device which can positively be operatedwith ease with one hand.

I achieve these objects, as well as other advantages, by theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawings which form a part hereof.

Like parts are represented by like characters in the various figures ofthe drawings.

Fig. l is afront elevation of the device in secured position on a milkbottle.

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of Fig. I.

F IIIis a front elevation of the device just ready either to be appliedor to be taken off.

Fig IV is a side elevation of Fig. III.

The device itself is predominantly of heavy wire construction andconsists mainly of four connected parts arranged as follows i let, avertical bail member 1 having its lower ends integrally connected by anupwardly extending half-collar 2;

2d, a co-operating half-collarB, hingedly connected at the lower endofthe bail, and constituting, with the former half-collar, a grippingmeans;

8d, a vertically slidable operating means 4 having a pair of dependingfingers 5 terminating with eyes 6; these eyes encompassing and actingupon the upstanding por tions of the gripping half-collars 2 and 3;

4th, the handle member 7 engaging the free ends of the bail.

The operating means 4 has at its upper middle portion a dependinginverted T- shaped portion8, to press down upon when opening the devicefor application to the neck of a bottle, or when releasing after use asa carrier. It will be noted that the ver-' 1928. Serial No. 273,003.

tical portions of the bail 1 have kinks at 9 these are for purposes oflocking the operating means in the upper position. It will be furthernoted that there are horizontal kinks 10 in the half-collar 3; these arefor the purpose of making a positive and complete separation of the twohalf-collars 2 I and 3.

Now as to operation: When it is desired 7 to place the carrier on abottle it is necessary only to press on the portion 8 of the operatingmeans .4. and open to a position as shown in Fig. III, and then byplacing device over top of bottle, grasping said part longitudinal bailmember integrally terminating in reversely' extending legs with ahalt-collar thereon, a co-operating half-collar having legs hingedlyconnected at one end of the bail and comprising with the otherhalt-collar a gripping means, longitudinally slldable operating meanshaving a pair of depending fingers terminating with eyes, the

eves surrounding and being slidable upon the legs of both collars, saidmeans being positioned to allow it to press the cooperating collaroutwardly and to draw it inwardly to release or close the collar grips,an integral handle portion, kinks in the bail to engage I 4; and drawingtoward the handle 7 the gripthe operating means when next to the handle,and-transverse kinks in the co-operating half-collar positioned to allowthem to force the said half-collar outwardly when the operating means ispressed away from the hanposition when the means is moved toward thehandle. I V

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the, and to draw said collar to its gripping

